Spès Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Norway

Spès Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spès Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Spes (155) & Špes (657) are calculated separately.

Spès (58) may also be a first name.

Spès Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spès Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spès is more frequently found in Burundi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Spes or Špes. For other possible spellings of Spès click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spès? popularity and diffusion

Spès is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Spès live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 58 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 9,804,852. Not including Burundi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spes92155/
Špes75657/
Spis75375/
Spys75291/
Spies6728,346/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Spees671,123/
Spiss67757/
Speis67546/
Shpis67340/
Spisz67308/
Spais67306/
Spess67179/
Szpis6781/
Shpes6728/
Spyts6727/
Shpys6722/
Spist6720/
Szpes6719/
Spesh6715/
Spese6713/
Spise6712/
Spays6711/
Spysz677/
Spios675/
Spyse672/
Speus672/
Sphis671/
Spehs671/
Spish671/
Sbpes671/
Spyss670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spès
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